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Tedy Bruschi, 36, is retiring after a 13-year career marked by an inspiring return to the New England Patriots as a starting linebacker eight months after a stroke in 2005. Tedy has scored 631 the past six seasons, more than any Patriot during that span.
Tedy Lacap Bruschi is a former professional American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
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NBC: Patriots’ Tedy Bruschi to announce retirement Monday
Al Michaels just announced on NBC’s Sunday Night Football telecast that New England Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi will announce his retirement tomorrow.
The Patriots have not confirmed the news but did issue a press release saying “The New England Patriots have called a press conference for an important player announcement at 10:45 Monday morning.”
New NBC analyst Rodney Harrison, a former Patriots safety who also retired this offseason, had this to say about Bruschi on the telecast: “A terrific football player, a great friend of mine, one of the hardest-working guys that I’ve ever been around, a tremendous leader in that locker room, a guy that was an integral part of that 2003-2004 Super Bowl run that we had.”
Bruschi, who entered the league under Bill Parcells as a third-rounder out of Arizona in 1996, has played in five Super Bowls with the Patriots.
A one-time Pro Bowler, he also came back from an offseason stroke to play nine games in 2005.
The Patriots have shown more 4-3 defensive looks this preseason with Jerod Mayo playing middle linebacker, an indication that the 36-year-old Bruschi, an inside backer in the 3-4 defense, was being phased out. Gary Guyton started next to Mayo in the last two preseason games when the Pats opened in their base 3-4.
But while preparing for what would have been his 14th NFL campaign this offseason, Bruschi, who knew he had more yesterdays than tomorrows in pro football, was also ensuring the next generation of Patriots was embracing the franchise’s philosophy.
This summer, he told USA TODAY’s Sean Leahy of the young Pats that he wanted to “show them the right way to do things — how I am in the meetings, in the weight room and on the field. They get a very strong message from (head coach) Bill Belichick. If there’s ever a reinforcement that’s needed, there’s guys like myself and (quarterback) Tom Brady to deliver the message.”
• Tedy Bruschi, 36, reportedly is retiring after a 13-year career marked by an inspiring return to the New England Patriots as a starting linebacker eight months after a stroke in 2005. A source said Bruschi will announce his retirement today.
Bruschi has 631 tackles over the past six seasons, more than any Patriot during that span.
• Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, 39, is expected to play the first half of tonight’s exhibition against the Texans in Houston. Favre, who played for the New York Jets last season, joined the Vikings on Aug. 18. Against Kansas City on Aug. 21, he completed 1 of 4 passes for 4 yards.
• Philadelphia Eagles officials announced Omar Gaither will replace Joe Mays as starting middle linebacker.
Mays moved up to the first team after Stewart Bradley suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this month.
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NBC: Patriots’ Tedy Bruschi to announce retirement Monday
Al Michaels just announced on NBC’s Sunday Night Football telecast that New England Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi will announce his retirement tomorrow.
The Patriots have not confirmed the news but did issue a press release saying “The New England Patriots have called a press conference for an important player announcement at 10:45 Monday morning.”
New NBC analyst Rodney Harrison, a former Patriots safety who also retired this offseason, had this to say about Bruschi on the telecast: “A terrific football player, a great friend of mine, one of the hardest-working guys that I’ve ever been around, a tremendous leader in that locker room, a guy that was an integral part of that 2003-2004 Super Bowl run that we had.”
Bruschi, who entered the league under Bill Parcells as a third-rounder out of Arizona in 1996, has played in five Super Bowls with the Patriots.
A one-time Pro Bowler, he also came back from an offseason stroke to play nine games in 2005.
The Patriots have shown more 4-3 defensive looks this preseason with Jerod Mayo playing middle linebacker, an indication that the 36-year-old Bruschi, an inside backer in the 3-4 defense, was being phased out. Gary Guyton started next to Mayo in the last two preseason games when the Pats opened in their base 3-4.
But while preparing for what would have been his 14th NFL campaign this offseason, Bruschi, who knew he had more yesterdays than tomorrows in pro football, was also ensuring the next generation of Patriots was embracing the franchise’s philosophy.
This summer, he told USA TODAY’s Sean Leahy of the young Pats that he wanted to “show them the right way to do things — how I am in the meetings, in the weight room and on the field. They get a very strong message from (head coach) Bill Belichick. If there’s ever a reinforcement that’s needed, there’s guys like myself and (quarterback) Tom Brady to deliver the message.”
Bruschi to announce retirement tomorrow
10:40 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink
By Shalise Manza Young Email this author | Email this entry
Watching the NBC Sports telecast of the Broncos-Bears game, Al Michaels just announced that Tedy Bruschi will announce tomorrow that he is retiring after 14 years in the NFL.
Update: The Journal has confirmed that Bruschi will retire.
Personally, this is not an entirely unexpected development — my gut told me that when Bruschi wasn’t on the field for a week-plus during training camp that he was taking time to decide whether or not he wanted to continue playing. It also could be that the Patriots told him that he wasn’t in their plans for this season, and retirement is a better way for Bruschi to go out rather than be released.
We’ll have more soon.
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